Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Archives – The Green Optimistic

3D View of Melting Li-ion Batteries Helps Improve Safety

Mila Luleva — Fri, 01 May 2015 18:37:40 +0000

Engineers from University College London put lithium-ion batteries to the most challenging of tests in order to find ways to improve safety. When it comes to energy storage, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are currently the leaders by miles. We all have them around us, or even on us, for the majority of the day, probably without […]

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Tesla Model S Safety, “No Further Measures Deemed Necessary,” German KBA Says

Benji Jerew — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:42:18 +0000

After three Tesla Model S fires swept the internet and bashed TSLA Stock prices, it only seems natural that the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) ordered an investigation. According to some, the Tesla Model S‘ low-slung lithium-ion battery pack, even with its armor plating, is insufficiently protected. At high speed, road debris could possibly […]

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Third Tesla Model S Fire, “I would buy another one in a heartbeat,” Says Driver

Benji Jerew — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:08:46 +0000

First, let it be known that, to date, not a single Tesla Model S has spontaneously combusted. However, with a confirmed third Tesla Model S fire on record in just a couple months’ time, is there something we should be concerned about? The first Tesla Model S fire, in Seattle, Washington, occurred after the driver […]

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Tesla Model S, Still one of America’s Safest Cars

Benji Jerew — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:57:17 +0000

After the news of a Tesla Model S fire swept the internet like a wildfire, it piqued the interest of electric-vehicle opponents and flat-earthers everywhere, even causing Tesla Motors stock prices to drop. Does this single occurrence mean that the Tesla Model S is not one of America’s safest cars? Actually, do any of recent […]

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Fire at Electric Bike Manufacturer, Brammo, Raises Questions Over Battery Safety

Benji Jerew — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:23:34 +0000

The mainstay for electric vehicle traction batteries is, until they develop something better, lithium-ion battery packs, but could they be safer? Lithium-ion battery packs are found in just about everything portable these days, from tablets to automobiles and everything in between. These high-density battery packs are also found in larger applications, including grid-scale backup power […]

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